unfavourable
unfavourable — 形容詞
- unfavourablepositive
- more unfavourablecomparative
- most unfavourablesuperlative
1. making success harder because the situation, timing, or conditions do not help y
不利
情勢或條件不幫助成功
making success harder because the situation, timing, or conditions do not help you
Heavy rain created unfavourable conditions for the school sports day.
大雨讓學校運動會的條件變得不利。
collocation: unfavourable conditions
The bank offered Mei unfavourable loan terms after her shop lost money.
Mei 的店賠錢後，銀行提出了不利的貸款條件。
collocation: unfavourable loan terms
Strong winds left the rescue team in an unfavourable position before dark.
強風讓救援隊在天黑前處於不利位置。
pattern: in an unfavourable position
Because the market was falling, Caio sold his shares under unfavourable conditions.
因為市場正在下跌，Caio 在不利的情況下賣掉了股票。
- unfavourable conditions
- unfavourable weather
- unfavourable loan terms
- unfavourable position
- adverse
more formal and often stronger, especially in reports or official writing
- disadvantageous
focuses on putting someone in a weaker practical position
- harmful
stronger because it suggests actual damage, not just lack of help
- favourable
the direct opposite; helpful or likely to support success
- helpful
broader and less formal than favourable
- promising
suggests signs that success is likely
文法句型
unfavourable + conditions / terms / position
unfavourable for + noun
用法筆記
Used mainly for conditions, timing, terms, and other factors that affect success. Distinguish from sense 2, which describes a person's opinion or reaction.
常見錯誤
2. expressing dislike, criticism, or a lack of support for someone or something
負面
表示不喜歡或不贊成
expressing dislike, criticism, or a lack of support for someone or something
The newspaper gave the mayor an unfavourable review after the tax scandal.
那家報紙在稅務醜聞後給了市長負面的評價。
collocation: unfavourable review
After one bad meeting, Hana formed an unfavourable view of the company.
開過一次糟糕的會議後，Hana 對那家公司形成了負面看法。
collocation: unfavourable view
Dewi received an unfavourable reply when she asked for extra funding.
Dewi 申請額外資金時，收到了一個負面的答覆。
collocation: unfavourable reply
Several parents were unfavourable toward the plan to cut art classes.
好幾位家長都對削減美術課的計畫抱持負面態度。
pattern: be unfavourable toward + plan
- unfavourable review
- unfavourable comments
- unfavourable reply
- unfavourable toward a proposal
- critical
emphasizes expressed criticism rather than simple lack of support
- disapproving
focuses on judging something as wrong or bad
- negative
broader and more common, but less formal than unfavourable
- favourable
the direct opposite; showing support or approval
- supportive
stresses active encouragement or agreement
- approving
focuses on openly showing that you think something is good
文法句型
unfavourable + review / comment / reply
be unfavourable to/toward + noun
用法筆記
Often used with nouns like review, comment, view, or reply, and with to or toward before a plan or person. Distinguish from sense 1, which describes difficult conditions rather than disapproval.
常見錯誤
同根字
- favour名詞B2
- favour動詞B2
- favourable形容詞B2
- favourably副詞C1
- unfavourably副詞C1